The archbishop of San Francisco sent a letter to California lawmakers on Thursday asking them to respect his right to hire people who uphold Catholic teachings.

A San Francisco supervisor has vowed to landmark the home where the late lesbian pioneering couple Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin lived throughout most of their 54 years together. 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court's unanimous decision to prohibit state judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts and other youth groups that practice "invidious" discrimination against gays came against the wishes of some jurists with children who are Boy Scouts or who are active in Scouting themselves.

(EDGE) A California mayor with "a passion for helping youth" was arrested Thursday at a youth camp at Silver Lake in Amador County on numerous charges involving at least one male minor and a game of strip poker.

It was close to midnight before Steve Grand took the stage inside a downtown Fort Lauderdale bar where only a few diehard fans remained.

(WB) Republican Governor Bill Lee signed a bill last Friday that effectively bans transgender women from competing on college sports teams consistent with their gender identity in Tennessee.

Here’s a look at what the candidates said on LGBT issues

SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Micky Kim remembers the day two years ago when he married Tony Ruse in California.

SAN FRANCISCO - A referendum to overturn a California law that gives transgender students protections including the right to use the public school restrooms of their choice will not appear on the November ballot after its backers failed to gather enough voter signatures to qualify the measure, the secretary of state said Monday.

On a day that is supposed to be celebrated with friends and family, Rayanna Pardo’s family will always remember St. Patrick’s Day as a day of tragedy. 

As the nation cools down from the presidential race, another notable scrum is brewing in California. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is set to enter the White House, kicking off a race to fill her Senate seat. 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As the rise of nontraditional families leads to disputes under outdated law, California lawmakers returning from summer break will consider bills that seek to update family law.

WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) _ After being sidelined from last year's Lunar New Year parade, gay Vietnamese Americans marched with pride on Saturday in this year's event.

West Hollywood, CA (KTLA) -- A high-profile skin care expert tried to contact a white supremacist group to kill a business rival who was a "double minority, Mexican gay," a sheriff's detective testified in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday.

Sometimes, the smallest things make you hot under the collar.

Joe Biden picked California Senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee on Tuesday.